11.04.2016
Turkish weightlifter Sibel Özkan Konak won 2 gold and 1 silver medals and Nurcan Taylan won the bronze medal in women’s 48 kg on the first day (10 April) of the European Weightlifting Championships held in Forde, Norway.
Sibel Özkan Konak won the silver in snatch with her 82 kg lift, the gold with 100 kg in clean & jerk and in total with 182 kg. Olympic champion in Athens 2004 Nurcan Taylan won bronze medal in snatch with 81 kg. Taylan placed fifth in clean/jerk with 96 kg and placed fourth in total with 177 kg.
İsmet Algül in men’s 56 kg won the bronze medal in snatch by lifting 115 kg. Turkish weightlifter placed 7th in clean & jerk and 4th in total with 245 kg. Gökhan Kılıç in same weight was disqualified.